Glasgow Council (City) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 846 Show data context 1,217 Show data context 742 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,660 Show data context 1,079 Show data context 1,529 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 194 Show data context 130 Show data context 135 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 857 Show data context 775 Show data context 929 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 3,076 Show data context 3,236 Show data context 3,342 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 10,359 Show data context 7,096 Show data context 4,848 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 2,133 Show data context 2,478 Show data context 1,210 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 992 Show data context 990 Show data context 487 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 11,265 Show data context 7,869 Show data context 3,469 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 6,228 Show data context 5,525 Show data context 2,840 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 5,587 Show data context 4,256 Show data context 2,207 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 647 Show data context 649 Show data context 754 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 47 Show data context 42 Show data context 22 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 63 Show data context 82 Show data context 55 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 4,128 Show data context 4,190 Show data context 290 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)

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nCube definition


Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Glasgow Council (City) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026